| Arunachal Pradesh cricket team | |
| Captain: | Nabam Abo |
| Coach: | Rakesh Sharma |
| Founded: | 2018 |
| Owner: | Arunachal Cricket Association |
| First Fc: | Meghalaya |
| First Fc Year: | 2018 |
| First Fc Venue: | Meghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, Shillong |
| Title1: | Ranji Trophy |
| Title1wins: | 0 |
| Title2: | Vijay Hazare Trophy |
| Title2wins: | 0 |
| Title3: | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |
| Title3wins: | 0 |
| Website: | arunachalcricket.in |
The Arunachal Pradesh cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Arunachal Pradesh in Indian domestic competitions. In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[1] [2] [3] However, prior to the start of the tournament, the team did not have a ground to play first-class cricket on.[4] Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Gursharan Singh was appointed as the team's coach.[5]
In September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Mizoram by four wickets.[6] [7] In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in seventh place in the Plate Group, with two wins and five defeats from their eight matches. One match also finished as a no result.[8] Samarth Seth finished as the leading run-scorer, with 345 runs, and Sandeep Kumar Thakur was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eight dismissals.[9]
In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they lost to Meghalaya by seven wickets.[10] [11] They finished the 2018–19 tournament eighth in the table, with no wins from their eight matches.[12]
In March 2019, Arunachal Pradesh finished seventh in Group D of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with one win from their seven matches.[13] Samarth Seth was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 221 runs, and Akhilesh Sahani was the leading wicket-taker, with eleven dismissals.[14]
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 2 March 1994 | Right-handed | |||||
| 16 January 1993 | Right-handed | |||||
| Teshi Tiku | 1 January 1992 | Right-handed | ||||
| Aryan Sahani | 21 June 2007 | Right-handed | ||||
| Licha John | 12 December 1997 | Right-handed | ||||
| Sachin Sharma | 21 September 1993 | Right-handed | ||||
| Nazeeb Saiyed | 1 December 1995 | Right-handed | ||||
| Aditya Verma | 23 July 2000 | Right-handed | ||||
| Kara Hakap | 6 January 1994 | Right-handed | ||||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Divyanshu Yadav | 1 August 2002 | Right-handed | ||||
| Aprameya Jaiswal | 9 December 1995 | Right-handed | ||||
| 7 September 1992 | Left-handed | |||||
| 15 June 1995 | Right-handed | |||||
| Prince Yadav | 11 May 2001 | Right-handed | ||||
| 25 September 1994 | Right-handed | |||||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 16 November 1992 | Right-handed | |||||
| 5 June 1997 | Right-handed | |||||
| Nabam Hachang | 6 November 1996 | Right-handed | ||||
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| Likha Sonia | 30 May 1998 | Right-handed | ||||
| Tadakamalla Mohith | 23 July 2001 | Right-handed | ||||
| Hardik Varma | 14 December 2000 | Left-handed | ||||
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| Nabam Abo | 5 October 1988 | Right-handed | Captain | |||
| 18 October 1994 | Right-handed | |||||
| Yorjum Sera | 23 March 2002 | Left-handed | ||||
| Akshay Jain | 21 April 1999 | Right-handed | ||||
Updated as on 1 December 2024